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Brush Legion B team sets sights on state tournament berth

Brush Legion B player Mitch Tormohlen beats the throw during just one of the team's six wins on the season, thus far. (Courtesy Photo)

Another sensational summer season of American Legion Baseball is swiftly winding down through the month of July and for Brush Legion B Head Coach Mark Muniz and his band of Beetdigger ballplayers that means crunch time. The varsity boys of summer will travel to the home of Resurrection Christian for a final league battle on the night of Monday, July 16 and the outcome could determine whether or not the Brush Legion B team will qualify for a state tournament berth. Although six teams in the Legion B District 2 Eastern/Mountain region are vying for tournament spots only four will make it to the big summer show, slated for Thursday, July 26 – Sunday, July 29 at the home of the Summit Tigers in Frisco, Colorado.With no district tournament scheduled for the Eastern/Mountain division, it's straight to state for the lucky six teams that qualify as all organizations patiently wait for regular season games to play out before finding out whether or not they've earned their way to state. The Brush Legion B currently sits on a 6-3 record going into the Monday night Resurrection Christian game, giving the boys a winning record to boast of no matter what the outcome of state tournament brackets. State tournament games for both the Fort Morgan Legion B teams and the Brush Legion B baseball team, should they be honored with a state berth, are set to be broadcast live over the radio at 1400 KFTM and you can find details and results as they become available in the Brush News-Tribune.

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John Hirschfeld's Legion C team continues to make their way through the summer schedule as well and the team is slated to host a makeup double-header with Highland at Sunset Field in Brush on Thursday, July 19 beginning at 5 p.m.They too will wait patiently for news of their state tournament fate as soon as league game results are put in the books. Brad Bass' Legion D players are also on the road Monday night for a battle with Weld Central and will travel to Yuma on Wednesday, July 18 for a 5 p.m. showdown there.